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Posted On: October 22nd 2026, 12:26 am
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It’s almost Halloween, so I couldn’t resist. 👻
Some of the spookiest moments in EMDR for Complex Developmental Trauma don’t look spooky at all. The SUD is 0, the VoC is 7, it’s moving, shifting, changing - and yet the attachment patterns haven’t changed.
So often, that’s because of what lies beneath: a little one who learned to need less, be more, and hold the shame, just to stay connected to caregivers who couldn’t (or wouldn’t) give them what they needed.
And those attachment strategies don’t always surface on their own. That’s why, when a client has sufficient readiness capacity, reprocessing the trauma memory and hoping the attachment pieces take care of themselves isn’t always enough. Sometimes the attachment system needs to be brought into the work on purpose.
Because that little ghost has been waiting a long time for someone to come back for them. 🤍
🎥 Comment WATCH and I’ll send you the link to Episode 3 of my video series from my EMDRIA Conference talk - where I walk through how I do this, and when it belongs first in Preparation - or even with implicit preverval memory instead.
📫 Comment MAIL to hear when Episode 4 drops - how to meaningfully assess whether your client needs this work.
📌 Save this for the next time the numbers say “done” but the haunting patterns say otherwise.
💌 Send this to your EMDR therapist bestie who has a soft spot for little ghosts - and wants to help their clients see them with loving eyes, too.
🤍 PEA•bot•E 🧠🤓🤖 is Precision EMDR Academy’s resident quick responder. If you have a question or want to chat with me, just send a message and I’ll be in touch as soon as I can.
✨PrecisionEMDR.com✨
#EMDRTraining #EMDRforAttachment #EMDRTherapist #EMDRforComplexTrauma #PrecisionEMDR
Some of the spookiest moments in EMDR for Complex Developmental Trauma don’t look spooky at all. The SUD is 0, the VoC is 7, it’s moving, shifting, changing - and yet the attachment patterns haven’t changed.
So often, that’s because of what lies beneath: a little one who learned to need less, be more, and hold the shame, just to stay connected to caregivers who couldn’t (or wouldn’t) give them what they needed.
And those attachment strategies don’t always surface on their own. That’s why, when a client has sufficient readiness capacity, reprocessing the trauma memory and hoping the attachment pieces take care of themselves isn’t always enough. Sometimes the attachment system needs to be brought into the work on purpose.
Because that little ghost has been waiting a long time for someone to come back for them. 🤍
🎥 Comment WATCH and I’ll send you the link to Episode 3 of my video series from my EMDRIA Conference talk - where I walk through how I do this, and when it belongs first in Preparation - or even with implicit preverval memory instead.
📫 Comment MAIL to hear when Episode 4 drops - how to meaningfully assess whether your client needs this work.
📌 Save this for the next time the numbers say “done” but the haunting patterns say otherwise.
💌 Send this to your EMDR therapist bestie who has a soft spot for little ghosts - and wants to help their clients see them with loving eyes, too.
🤍 PEA•bot•E 🧠🤓🤖 is Precision EMDR Academy’s resident quick responder. If you have a question or want to chat with me, just send a message and I’ll be in touch as soon as I can.
✨PrecisionEMDR.com✨
#EMDRTraining #EMDRforAttachment #EMDRTherapist #EMDRforComplexTrauma #PrecisionEMDR
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